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Strong Gale

Wind: 0-5 knots W in the morning, by 14:00 it had jumped to 40+ knots.

The highest reading I saw was 48 knots, which is no longer a “strong gale” but a “storm”.

Sky: clear in the morning, dark clouds by evening.

Water: initially calm, but the wind kicked up massive waves!

Forecast: looks like more gale tomorrow.

Ecological

15 elephant seals on Great Race.

A few California Sea Lions on the jetty today.

One lone crane fly was attached to a window for the second day straight. The gale blew it away.

The same elephant seal who blocked me outside yesterday tried the same trick again! Only this time I was already inside, so I wisely used a different door.

Maintenance

Goose work.

Weed eating. Or “whacking” if you prefer.

Boats

6 eco-tours today.

1 small pleasure craft had what appeared to be a family with young children fishing in the reserve. They departed very quickly before I could identify their boat, perhaps realizing their mistake independent of me?